Originally Posted by mel_drew:
“Pleased for them , but they were a bit lucky. Bradley would have disallowed "Fighting Temaraire" in the past 'cos the ship was called just "Temaraire". "Fighting" as the first word spoken could have been adjudged incorrect.”
that was one of the most remarkable quiz answers I have ever seen. I couldn't think of any ships of the period that it might have been, and they pulled that one out. They might have equally said "The Flying Dutchman" or "The Mary Celeste" I reckon.
I just looked it up. It was called the "Temeraire", but renamed "The Fighting Temeraire" because of the part it played in the battle, so I expect he would have taken either answer.
Extraordinary answer.
in addition, it's the subject of an iconic painting, of course.